The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-02-05
gTATE NEWS.


front Or high lard this year, in pota-
foes corn and onions. This Is an limo
walton which viii no doubt result in
much good.
OF February j Mr. Chas. n Por-
lei. ao established the Regtep II
Iess. viii withdraw from the concern,
Isasina solid the paper 70 Mi. ThOs. j.
FIannsF AFr VIII II. Tannard, .
well kuosFn and expeIienaed jouruaa-
isf mill Ike tiie e.iitor nnder tlle flew
management.
lodanz snEiaef There Is a
great deal Of INK unnecessarily ex-
peuaed II aaH0ancsng candidates for
aoxcrrer d Louisiana, in 1888. It's
not q acDd plan 10 jump over the
fences before yon get to it. There
viii Be plenty of time six months
heneeto put on war paint,
Acadia Sentinel: Mr. Vic. Maigns-
aud of MerEne1iau, has purchased q
fine little steam tug called the Harry
Bishop, from Morgan City, for use in
tie Mermentau and tributaries. He
viii TOW logs, freight, rice and other
produce, and will sson begin regular
weekly trips from MsTmentan station
TO Grand Cheniere
A company has been formed by a
number Of capitalists Of New Orleans,
with capital Of $4,000, to establish
a factory for canning beef. The fac
tory will be locsted 10 the parish of
ST. Bernard, La. It's the object of
the company 70 supply Birmingham,
Mobile, Pensacola, and other large
cities Of the South, with goods from
the New Orleans factory. 4 gentle
man from Kansas City, No, will att
tend TO The shipping.
Rayne Signal: The organization
Of the parish is beginning to assume
definite shape. The Police Jury has
framed and adopted ordinances; elect
ed parish treasurer; appointed com
mittees to lay out public roads and
appointed road oyerseers; and 10 a
few weeks the election will take place
and the parish be provided with her
full complement of officers. The Or
ganization will then be complete and
Acadia will take her allotted position
in the sisterhood Of parishes.
IBERIA Enterprise Last Saturday,
Gabriel, a l2-year old son Of MFR. Vic
tor L2badie, residing near Patoutville
fell Yictiom Of sad accident. The
boy WAS out hnnting when a twig
caught the trigger Of his gun, causing
the entire load to lodge in his breast
When found, short time afterwards,
his clothes were on FIRE, and before
the flames could be extinguisbed BIZ
was quite badly burned. He was takef
home and died in a few minutes after
The following have been the ex
penses of federal courts in Leuisiana
during the past year: Eastern dis
trict-Marshals, $500 jnrors, 1924
witnesses, S4869; support Of prison
ers, S160; miscellaneous, S9330.lo
attorneys, $1,000; clerks, s624.65
commissioners, S704.50; total, S34,
1925. Western district Marshals
1880; jurors, s5T00; witBesses
1866; support of prisoners, $500
miscellaneous, $2l83 attorneys, S645
clerks, $7I4.95; commissioners, $50. 05
rents, $3.50; total, Sl8,l3G.
ST. Mary Herald: Our planters ar,
preparing their fields for another year
Tie cane is about all planted and pre-
partitions are going on TO put in othe
plantation neeessaries. The seed cane
so far as our inquiries could reach
was found TO be in good condition ans
as general thing very sound. Th'
planters Of this parish have promisl
Of good stand, which, possibly ma,
develop into 40 abundant yield, aus
if the price of sugar will be justifiablt
onr country will again enjoy goos
times.
0pelonsas Courier; Active farm
work has been going on for severa
days past, clearing up fields, opening
bitches, repairing fences, and man.
farmers have started their plows fh'
opinion prevails among old farmer
that this will be good crop year
with an early spring, aud good season
for planting and cnltiyating the variou
crops. At any rate, our planters hav'
begun work vigorously, and with sucl
bright hopes 10 animate them, the,
viii doubtless make very good crops
even If the seasons should not prov
so auspicious.
Rayne Signal Mrs. Z. X. Barron
Of Oakland, Cal, accompanied by Nj
j. w Van Welt, an extensive lumbe
manufacturer Of Wilson, Wis, VIII,
we're on their Way to Lake Charles
where Dir. Van Welt goes to inyesti
cate the lumber interests Of CalcasIeI
parish, aud where they expect to re
main until after the Interstate COnyen
lion conveDes, stopped over a shor
while on Friday last and gave US !
pleasant call They weregoing through
from New Orleans by daylight in or
der TO geta good view Of the conntr,
along the road.
Poiate Conpee Baaaer: The mud.
singers ofthe Louisiana press continue
pelting away at Governor McEDeFy,
and so eager are they that they make
some very ridiculoDs and contradictory
charges. Some say that be is unfit TO
hold Office because he takes the advice
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